Governor Brian Sandoval announced state recovery statistics after Nevada’s unemployment rate hit just 4.8 percent. He says, led by small businesses and fueled by the relentless determination of Nevadans putting into place  policies that have allowed our economy to grow and thrive, “We are exceeding all expectations,” The Governor says the next step  is workforce development  to meet the demands of the new Nevada economy. The Governor and state economist Bill Anderson also want you to know Nevada has gone from the bottom of the job growth rankings to near the top in just six years.   Looking forward, they believe that we will continue to see broad-based and diversified job gains of nearly 40,000 per year through the end of the next biennium.